Leanna, Obviously you are not a member of the LCMS. We are not casting judgement on our brothers and sisters in Uniform, and this is not about "power". It is all about protecting our reigious freedoms, and not being forced to attend or participate in events that conflict with our core beliefs about the Gospel. Ever since DOMA was removed from the US Military standard, those of us "Old Salts", have seen this coming. I never asked any member of any of my SPECOP Teams what their orientation was, and did not care. Just get the mission completed and the objectives secured-That's all I asked. But don't try to cram your anti-Biblical, unChristain, LGBT lifestyle down my throat, when I am off duty, or at Worsphip. Tim Z, CMSGT, USAF, ret. (PJ & FAC) 1977-2012